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| I'm especially appealing to owners/former owners here. What is the most important thing to look for when buying one of these gorgeous things? I want one really, really badly!!! |
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Rick
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 11:07 am Post subject: |
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Blimey!! Can I come with you Rick??!!
Would you say that ones without a valid MOT are to be avoided? |
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 11:56 am Post subject: |
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Hehe I think the ones up the road are pretty ropey  
Non MOTd cars? it depends, if it has been stored in the dry then a non-MOTd car could be a viable project. If left outside I wouldn't bother to be honest, the cost to rejuvenatate one that has suffered badly could be eyewatering. With prices of even decent MOTd ones being quite reasonable, I think (unless you want a full-on project that is) I'd suggest buying as good an example as possible, and ideally see it in the metal before bidding, if its on ebay 
Theres a scrappy over nr Wrexham that used to have lines of S1-3 XJs in it, I think its still there so the old Jags probably are too! handy for bits. Plus I know of a place that has stacks of NOS S1 bonnets and bootlids, plus a few doors, which is always handy to know.
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Yup the wings have had sections let into them haven't they, and its bubbling up again. Yes front wings bolt on. The sill jobs he mentions (but doesn't show in the photos) probably relate to either the front end of the sills (behind the wheels), or else at the back. Favourite rot spot is inboard of the backend of the sill, where the rear trailing arms pick up, so maybe this has had MOT plating too.
At the very least these areas would need a good looking at, as well as the spare wheel well under the boot floor, plus rear arches (often repaired, often using poorly fitting repro panels), top of the wings around the filler caps, door bottoms, bonnet lower front edge where the hinge mounts, and also inner wings and battery tray.
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XL391
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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Excellent advice Rick, thanks!
Would you say that this particular one is a fair price at the moment? (It's ok, i'm not gonna bid!!!)  |
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Just to prove that E-Bay still produces the odd bargain, I paid £246-41, sight unseen for this Daimler 4.2 in November 2005. Off the road for 15 year, it was a lovely car that the guy had lost interest in. The photo was taken Bank Holiday Monday 2006, after I'd run it for 6 months. needed a bit of welding (but not much) ,the bumpers , exhaust etc putting back on and some TLC! I added the wheels because I loved them!
Had to sell it to finance some folly or other, (mortgage, food or somesuch) but miss it desperately.
BTW, Mrs & Miss Mytocon, the girls in the photo, were not part of the deal, but sometimes I do wonder if E-bay is missing a catagory or two.. |
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Wow that doesn't look half bad, very straight down the sides etc!
My cheapest S1 XJ6 was a Daimler too, spied by my bro' at the side of a road with For Sale in the window. Naturally I enquired and found out that it still had an MOT (despite looking scruffy as a anything), asking price 200 quid! I bought it, ran it for a while but because erindoors wasn't keen on the fauna and flora rising up from the remains of the rear seat material, I sold it on, and didn't lose £ anything for a change!
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